TNT oxidation by Fenton reaction: Reagent ratio effect on kinetics and early stage degradation pathways

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 309-317

  Ayoub, Kaidar ^a   Nélieu, Sylvie ^b   Van Hullebusch, Eric D ^c   Maia Grondard, Alessandra ^d   Cassir, Michel ^e   Bermond, Alain ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c Université Paris Est UPEM   (France)

^d INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

^e PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

2,4,6 trinitrotoluene; Advanced oxidation process; Degradation pathway; Fenton reaction; LC MS

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; DEGRADATION PATHWAY; FENTON REACTIONS; LC-MS;

ALDEHYDES; CARBOXYLATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOMERS; OXIDATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 80052555162     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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